Improvement in devices for releasing animals from stalls



W. KLOENNE.

Releasing Stock from Stalls.-

Patented Oct. 27, 1863.

. UNITED STATES PATENT QEEICE.

WILLIAM KLOENNE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

iMPROVEMENT IN DEVICES FOR RELEASING ANIMALS FROM STALLS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 40,4 6, dated October27, 1863; antedated October 10, 1863.

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1,.WILLIAM KLOENNE, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and 1m proved Device for Beleasing Horses,&c., from Stables; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 represents a face "iew of my invention. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal vertical section of the same, taken in the plane indicatedby the line 00 m, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference in both views indicate correspondingparts.

The object of this invention is to arrange the device or devices whichserve to fasten a number of horses in a stable in such a manner thateither horse can be detached singly, or the whole series simultaneously.

The; invention consists in the arrangement of a spring-bolt sliding in acase and catching in a suitable socket, in combination with a slottedbar and pin. projecting from the bolt into the slot of said barin such amanner that the bolt can be drawn back either by pulling on the rear endof the bolt itself, or by pulling on the slotted rod.

It consists, further, in the combination of a series of spring-boltswith a series of slotted bars, which are connected with each other bylinks or by any other suitable means in such a manner that by pulling ahandle attached to one end of said series of bars the whole series ofbolts is drawn back, and the horses fastened by them are releasedsimultaneously, at the same time allowing of detaching each horse singlywhenever desired.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, 1 willproceed to describe it.

A represents a bolt, which slides in a case, B, and which catches in asocket, O. The case B is secured to the front side of the troughD in astable, and a spring, a, which is secured with one end to the socket andwith the other to a pin, 1), projecting from the inner side of the bolt,draws the bolt into the socket, as

clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. By

drawing the bolt back a ring, E, which is intended to be secured to theend of the halter, can be introduced between the end of the case B andthe socket O, and on releasing the bolt it passes through said ring andretains the same, together'with the halter and the horse that may beattached to it. The pin 1), which projects from the under side of thebolt, catches into a slot, 0, in a bar, F, which slides in a suitablegroove under the case B in front of the trough D. This bar is slotted sothat the bolt can be drawn back independently of the bar by taking holdof the rear end of the bolt itself, or, when desired, the bolt can alsobe drawn back by pulling the bar. In large stables, where a number ofhorses are to be fastened, the bolts serving fortlns purpose areattached to the front side of the trough at suitable distances apart,and the several slotted bars F are connected by links 67, (see Fig. 2,)so that by pulling one bar thewhole series is compelled to movetogether. By the arrangementof the slots 0 in the several bars each ofthe bolts can be drawn back independent of the others, and consequentlyeach horse can be released singly whenever desired, or, in case of fireor whenever it may be desirable,

, the whole series of horses can be released simultaneously by pulling;thehandle G, which is secured to the end of one of the bars F. Bypulling this handle the several rings E drop down and the horses arefree.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The arrangement of a spring-bolt, A, moving in a case, B, andcatchingin a socket, O, in combination with the slotted bar F and pin1), constructed and operating as and for purpose described.

2. The combination of a series of bolts, A, with pins 1) and slottedbars F, provided with a handle, G, substantially as and for the pur--pose specified.

WM. KLOENNE. Witnesses:

M. S. PARTRIDGE, DANIEL ROBERTSON.

